Brownstone Battery (site of)
Brownstone Battery (site of) is a historic site in England, United Kingdom. Brownstone Battery (site of) is situated nearby to the ruins Brownstone Battery Gun Emplacement, as well as near the headland Inner Froward Point.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kingswear Castle and Dartmouth Castle.
Kingswear Castle
Castle
Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kingswear Castle is an artillery fort, built to protect Dartmouth harbour in Devon, England. It was constructed between 1491 and 1502 in response to the threat of French attack and was one of the first purpose-built artillery forts in Britain. Kingswear Castle is situated 1 mile northwest of Brownstone Battery (site of).
Dartmouth Castle
Castle
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Dartmouth Castle is an artillery fort, built to protect Dartmouth harbour in Devon, England. The earliest parts of the castle date from the 1380s, when, in response to the threat of a French attack, the civic authorities created a small enclosure castle overlooking the mouth of the Dart estuary. Dartmouth Castle is situated 1 mile west of Brownstone Battery (site of).
Kingswear Daymark
Tower
Photo: Jamieparton, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kingswear Daymark is a 24 m octagonal limestone day beacon built in 1864, in an arable field above Froward Point near the town of Kingswear, Devon, England. Kingswear Daymark is situated 2,100 feet north of Brownstone Battery (site of).
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dartmouth and Churston Ferrers.
Dartmouth
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Dartmouth is a town in the English Riviera and South Devon region of Devon. A historic port location, Dartmouth's geography and seaside location combined with its traditional architecture make it an idyllic settlement popular with tourists from around Britain and the near continent.
Churston Ferrers
Village
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Churston Ferrers is an area and former civil parish, in the borough of Torbay, Devon, England, situated between the south coast towns of Paignton and Brixham. Churston Ferrers is situated 4 miles north of Brownstone Battery (site of).
Galmpton
Village
Photo: Tom Jolliffe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Galmpton is a semi-rural village in Torbay, in the ceremonial county of Devon, England. It is located in the ward of Churston-with-Galmpton and the historic civil parish of Churston Ferrers, though some areas historically considered parts of Galmpton, such as Greenway and Galmpton Creek, are situated in the Devon borough of South Hams. Galmpton is situated 4 miles north of Brownstone Battery (site of).
Brownstone Battery (site of)
- Type: Historic site
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.33639° or 50° 20′ 11″ northLongitude
-3.54356° or 3° 32′ 37″ westOpen location code
9C2R8FP4+HHOpenStreetMap ID
way 331559166OpenStreetMap feature
historic=battery
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Brownstone Battery Gun Emplacement and Inner Froward Point.
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